Sporting News ranks MGCCC sixth in country
PERKINSTON – Mississippi Gulf Coast is ranked sixth in The Sporting News College Football Preview Top 25, which is out now in that preseason publication.
Gulf Coast finished last season 8-3 and made it to the MACJC Championship game. The Bulldogs are one of four Mississippi schools in the top 11: No. 3 Northwest, No. 4 East Mississippi and No. 11 Copiah-Lincoln.
Coach Chad Huff's program has been in the NJCAA's Top 20 rankings continuously for more than a decade. In the 141-week span, the Bulldogs are 95-23 (.805) and have been ranked in the top 10 for 114 of those weeks. They've appeared in the top 5 for 47 weeks and finished 2015 ranked eighth.
Gulf Coast opens the 2016 season at Itawamba on Sept. 1. The Bulldogs first home game is Sept. 8 when East Mississippi visits newly renovated A.L. May Memorial Stadium.
Sporting News College Football Preview Top 25 |
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| Team | Last season |
|---|---|
| 1. Snow College (Utah) | 10-1 |
| 2. City College of San Francisco | 12-1 |
| 3. Northwest Mississippi | 11-1 |
| 4. East Mississippi | 8-1 |
| 5. Iowa Western | 10-2 |
| 6. Mississippi Gulf Coast | 8-3 |
| 7. Riverside (Calif.) | 8-3 |
| 8. Trinity Valley (Texas) | 7-3 |
| 9. Butler (Kan.) | 9-2 |
| 10. Butte (Calif.) | 6-5 |
| 11. Copiah-Lincoln | 7-2 |
| 12. Long Beach City (Calif.) | 10-2 |
| 13. Lackawanna (Pa.) | 8-2 |
| 14. Saddleback (Calif.) | 10-3 |
| 15. Cerritos (Calif.) | 8-3 |
| 16. Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) | 8-3 |
| 17. College of DuPage | 8-2 |
| 18. Ventura (Calif.) | 8-3 |
| 19. Navarro (Texas) | 7-4 |
| 20. Dodge City (Kan.) | 9-3 |
| 21. Georgia Military | 8-4 |
| 22. Tyler (Texas) | 7-3 |
| 23. Fullerton (Calif.) | 6-5 |
| 24. Arizona Western | 7-4 |
| 25. Coffeyville (Kan.) | 8-3 |
